List of presidents of the National Assembly (Cambodia)

President of the National Assembly
ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា
Seal of the National Assembly
Incumbent Khuon Sudary since 22 August 2023
National Assembly
Style	Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Samdech Rathsaphea Thipadei
Status	Presiding officer
Member of	Royal Council of the Throne
Appointer	Elected by the National Assembly
Term length	Five years
Formation	1 September 1946; 78 years ago (1946-09-01)
Salary	11,536,000 KHR ($2,872 USD) [1]
Website	national-assembly.org.kh

The president of the National Assembly (Khmer: ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា, Brâthéan Rôdthâsâphéa [prɑtʰiən rɔətsapʰiə]) is the presiding officer of the lower chamber of the legislature.

Presidents of the National Assembly (1946–70)

Presidents of the National Assembly of Cambodia from 1946 to 1970.

Name	Took office	Left office	Political party	Notes
Ieu Koeus	1946	1949	Democratic Party (Cambodia)	[2]
?	1949	1951
Son Sann	1951	1952		[3]
Khuon Nay	1952	1953		[4]
?	1953	1955
Oum Chheang Sun	October 1955	January 1956	Sangkum	[3]
Sim Var	January 1956	October 1956	Democratic Party (Cambodia)
Ek Yi Oun	1956	?		[5]
?	?	1958
Chuop Hell	April 1958	1962	Sangkum
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	1962	1963	Sangkum	[6]
Ung Hong Sath	1963	October 1966		[7]
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum	1966	1968	Sangkum
?	1968	1969
Cheng Heng	1969	1970	Social Republican Party
Ek Yi Oun	1970	1970		[8]

Presidents of the National Assembly (1970–75)

Presidents of the National Assembly of the Khmer Republic from 1970 to 1975.^[9]

Portrait		Name (Birth-Death)	In office		Party
			From	To
		In Tam អ៊ិន តាំ (1916-2006)	18 March 1970	11 March 1971	Democratic
		Yem Sambaur យ៉ែម សំបូរ (1913-1989)	May 1971	1972	Democratic
		Tan Kimhuon តាន់ គីមហួន	1972	1974
		Ung Bunhor អ៊ឹង ប៊ុនហ៊័រ	1974	1975

Presidents of the People's Representative Assembly (1976–79)

Presidents of the People's Representative Assembly of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 to 1979.

Portrait		Name (Birth-Death)	In office			Party
			From	To	Duration
		Nuon Chea នួន ជា (1926-2019)	13 April 1976	7 January 1979	2 years, 269 days	CPK

Presidents of the National Assembly (1981–93)

Presidents of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1981-1989) and the State of Cambodia (1989-1993).

Portrait		Name (Birth-Death)	In office			Party
			From	To	Duration
		Chea Sim ជា ស៊ីម (1932-2015)	27 June 1981	14 June 1993	11 years, 352 days	KPRP
						CPP

Presidents of the National Assembly (1993–present)

Presidents

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	In office			Party	Parliament
			From	To	Duration
		Son Sann សឺន សាន (1911–2000)	14 June 1993	6 October 1993	114 days	BLDP	1 (1993)
		Chea Sim ជា ស៊ីម (1932–2015)	6 October 1993	25 November 1998	5 years, 50 days	CPP
		Norodom Ranariddh នរោត្ដម រណឫទ្ធិ (1944–2021)	25 November 1998	14 March 2006	7 years, 109 days	FUNCINPEC	2 (1998)
							3 (2003)
		Heng Samrin ហេង សំរិន (1934–)	21 March 2006	22 August 2023	17 years, 154 days	CPP
							4 (2008)
							5 (2013)
							6 (2018)
		Khuon Sudary ឃួន សុដារី (1952–)	22 August 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 135 days	CPP	7 (2023)

Vice-Presidents

Name		Term	Party
First Vice-Presidents
	Heng Samrin	1998–2006	CPP
	Nguon Nhel	2006–2014	CPP
	Kem Sokha	2014–2015	CNRP
	You Hockry	2017–2018	FUNCINPEC
	Nguon Nhel	2018–2021	CPP
	Cheam Yeab	2021–present	CPP
Second Vice-Presidents
	Nguon Nhel	1997–2006	CPP
	Say Chhum	2006–2012	CPP
	Khuon Sudary	2012–2014	CPP
	Nguon Nhel	2014–2018	CPP
	Khuon Sudary	2018–2023	CPP
	Vong Sauth	2023–present	CPP

References

1. "CNRP Reveals Kem Sokha's Monthly Salary". The Cambodia Daily. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
2. Martin, Marie Alexandrine (5 May 1994). Cambodia: A Shattered Society. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520070523 – via Google Books.
3. "Communautés et continents". 5 May 2019 – via Google Books.
4. "Notes et études documentaires". La Documentation Française. 5 May 2019 – via Google Books.
5. Bulletin mensuel (in French). Banque nationale du Cambodge. 1956.
6. "Political handbook of the world". 1962.
7. Political Handbook and Atlas of the World. Council on Foreign Relations. 5 May 1966 – via Internet Archive.
8. Kamm, Henry (23 April 1970). "Cambodian Crisis Grows as Troops Seem to Falter". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
9. "CAMBODIA: ANALYSIS OF US MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CAMBODIA 1970-1975" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).

Sources

• Various editions of The Europa World Year Book